The secrets left behind by Millinocket’s ousted leaders
Questions about the former chief, his chief deputy and what happened to Millinocket’s now disbanded police department are far from settled in the eyes of many frustrated residents thanks to a combination of settlement agreements, personnel privacy laws and an ongoing threat of litigation that collectively prevents public disclosure.
Read the Maine State Police discipline records
Now the public can see more than five years of discipline for the misconduct of officers in the Maine State Police and observe how most records share little detail.
Police show support for bill to expand their overseer’s discipline authority
“Nothing undermines the public trust that we must have in our law enforcement officers more than a bad cop,” Rep. David McCrea, D-Fort Fairfield, said.
A prosecutor ended his police career. He doesn’t understand why she won’t hear his side.
Former Millinocket police officer Paul Gamble’s 18-year career in law enforcement came to an abrupt end in July 2019 when his boss, the police chief, told the local district attorney’s office that Gamble had lied on a police report about taking a photograph of a domestic violence victim’s injuries.
A prosecutor worried he wasn’t credible. Then Millinocket hired him as police chief.
Two years and $240,000 worth of settlements later, the police department is gone.
Bill to let governor place Maine sheriffs on leave draws no opposition
While no one opposed the bill during public testimony Monday, lawmakers and others pointed to the need for possible changes and clarifications to it.
A Maine sheriff didn’t punish a top officer investigated for targeting employees
Some staff said the lack of action eroded their trust in the Kennebec County sheriff.
Head of Maine’s most prominent mental health group resigns after allegations of toxic workplace
Jenna Mehnert has resigned as CEO of NAMI Maine, the organization announced Friday, after coming under fire for her treatment of employees.
Linda Smithers, who transformed Maine police oversight from outside, dies
“I would say, single handedly, as a citizen of the state of Maine, she probably made the greatest contribution to the positive changes in law enforcement that I’ve ever seen,” said the former director of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy.
Somerset County hands over officer discipline records after denying their existence last year
About a quarter of Somerset County Sheriff’s Office discipline records over the last five years do not describe why officers were punished, obscuring the misconduct of those entrusted with maintaining the county’s safety.
BDN sues Maine State Police for records detailing officer misconduct
The Bangor Daily News filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the Maine State Police to force it to unredact discipline records detailing the misconduct of its officers.
How outside CEOs like one dubbed ‘Chainsaw’ drove the Maine paper industry’s collapse
A Maine author spent two decades interviewing more than 100 people. His new book explores how Wall Street greed, not just globalization, killed paper mill jobs.
She reported a game warden for groping her. Now she’s not sure it was worth it.
The woman who reported a game warden for groping her said she never doubted what happened to her. But she has wondered if the painful process of pursuing charges was worth the emotional toll it exacted.
Maine stands to gain from carbon offsetting, but whether it fights climate change is complicated
When companies try to compensate for their emissions, does it do much to slow global warming? Where Maine fits in the debate.
Maine wants to pay landowners to fight climate change with their trees
A variety of groups are ramping up efforts to open up the multi-billion dollar carbon offset market to small forest landowners.
Bangor Daily News wins national award for exposing lack of accountability for county law enforcement
The series, written by Erin Rhoda, Josh Keefe and Callie Ferguson, exposed holes in the systems of accountability for county law enforcement.
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